Senior Solutions Architect with Security Clearance

Location: 100% Remote
Travel: Ability to be onsite in Camp Springs, MD for project support as needed
Years’ Experience: 10+ Years of experience Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required
Clearance: Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance. United States Citizenship is required as part of the eligibility criteria to be able to obtain this type of security clearance.

Key Skills: • Must have experience designing complex technical solutions

• Professional expertise in development, DevSecOps, AI/ML engineering, and technical architecture, including designing and deploying enterprise cloud applications with AI/ML on AWS
• Currently possess or ability to obtain an AWS Solutions Architect Certification – Associate or Professional certification Responsibilities • Design comprehensive technical solutions that address complex business challenges and identify architectural improvements across multiple technology domains.
• Evaluate and optimize solution architectures to improve performance, security, and cost-effectiveness of technology implementations.
• Collaborate with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and development teams to architect integrated solutions while providing technical leadership and implementation guidance.
• Support business development and account growth by contributing solution architecture expertise to pipeline development and strategic planning initiatives.
• Participate in strategic planning sessions focused on solution portfolio expansion and enterprise growth objectives.
• Provide solution architecture guidance and technical advisory services to ensure secure, complaint, and well-integrated technology implementations.
• Engage directly with senior government executives to present solution architectures, provide technical consultation, and serve as a trusted advisor on complex technology initiatives. Qualifications • 10+ years of experience in development, DevSecOps, AI/ML engineering, and technical architecture, including 3+ years in designing and deploying enterprise cloud applications with AI/ML on AWS.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Science, or IT related field.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust security clearance.
• AWS Solutions Architect Certification - Associate or Professional (Preferred or ability to obtain).
• Must have solution architecture experience with expertise in translating complex business requirements into scalable technical designs and guide cross-functional teams through implementation.
• Hands-on experience architecting unified analytics platforms using Databricks for large-scale data processing, machine learning workflows, and collaborative data science initiatives.
• Experience leading application modernization initiatives, including decomposition of monolithic systems, legacy platform decommissioning, and migration to service-oriented or microservices architectures.
• Experience designing and implementing real-time data streaming architectures using Apache Kafka or other types of message brokers for high-throughput, fault-tolerant event processing and data pipeline integration.
• Experience architecting search and analytics solutions using the Elastic stack and/or Amazon OpenSearch.
• Background in software development and are proficient in solution architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven architecture, and can provide guidance on architecture pattern selection and best practices.